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AFR Freshwater poll

Yesterday

Peter Dutton with Nicolle Flint, the candidate for Boothby.

Younger men gravitating towards Dutton

Male voters are more disposed towards Peter Dutton than are their female counterparts, especially among younger demographics.

  • Phillip Coorey

This Month

Corporate heavyweights such as Qantas and Coles cop a lot of heat for reporting healthy profits.

Four charts reveal surprising views on Aussie businesses

Voters hate Coles and Woolworths? Think again. Amid a debate on the role of business in society, a new poll unearths some unexpected views on business.

  • Ronald Mizen

Dutton catches Albanese as preferred PM as law and order worries grow

Amid a spate of antisemitic attacks, the latest The Australian Financial Review/Freshwater Strategy poll showed law and order overtaking climate change as a top-three voter issue.

  • Ronald Mizen

December 2024

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.

Dutton risks losing underdog status

The weight of expectation is shifting behind the opposition leader. Which can be a curse.

  • Phillip Coorey
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Dutton stronger, more decisive than Albanese: poll

Peter Dutton leads Anthony Albanese on 10 of the 12 leadership attributes tested in the latest AFR/Freshwater Strategy poll.

  • Phillip Coorey
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Regardless of whether Anthony Albanese or Peter Dutton wins, 54 per cent of poll respondents now expect a minority government.

Voters bracing for minority government – and Dutton to lead: poll

The latest poll shows a Labor-led minority is the most likely outcome from the next election. But more voters believe Peter Dutton will be the next prime minister.

  • Phillip Coorey
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton with Coalition energy spokesman Ted O’Brien, left, and Nationals Leader David Littleproud, right.

Dutton’s nuclear plan a $4trn hit to the economy: Chalmers

Last week’s long-awaited release of the nuclear policy costings has had no immediate impact on the popularity of the energy source.

  • Phillip Coorey

November 2024

Australians are split over Donald Trump’s return to the White House.

Net zero ambition to go backward under Trump: poll

A clear majority of respondents believe international efforts to stem climate change have been set back by Donald Trump’s restoration to the White House.

  • Tom McIlroy
Kristalina Georgieva

Labor’s plight is not unique but the solution remains elusive

As each month passes without noticeable improvement in the cost of living, it’s all starting to appear rather fraught for the government.

  • Phillip Coorey
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arriving in Rio de Janeiro with his fiancé, Jodie Haydon.

Dutton best suited to handle Trump, Labor still facing minority: poll

The Australian Financial Review/Freshwater Strategy polling shows the Albanese government remains behind the Coalition on a two-party preferred basis.

  • Phillip Coorey

October 2024

Anthony Albanese is no longer the preferred prime minister.

With Albanese no longer preferred PM, Labor has nothing

The significance of this poll is there is nothing Labor can point to in terms of having the wood over the other side.

  • Phillip Coorey
Anthony Albanese has lost ground to Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.

Dutton matches Albanese as preferred PM, Coalition retains poll lead

First Labor fell behind in the two-party preferred vote, now Anthony Albanese has lost his lead as preferred prime minister.

  • Phillip Coorey

September 2024

Just under half of voters are open to the prospect of breaking up airlines to boost competition.

Voters want more action to cut airfares, open to Qantas-Jetstar split

The results of The Australian Financial Review/Freshwater Strategy poll will give succour to Coalition transport spokeswoman Bridget McKenzie.

  • Ronald Mizen
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese are certain to spar over housing and migration in coming months.

No policy and ‘extreme right’ views will cost Dutton: Labor

Government MPs believe the opinion polls will tighten as voters focus on Peter Dutton’s lack of policy and his “extreme right” views.

  • Phillip Coorey
A Dutton minority government has emerged as the third option.

Dutton minority a third option that can’t be ignored

Peter Dutton has a chance of negotiating supply and confidence from the handful of crossbenchers who are either conservative or may not approve of shoring up Labor.

  • Phillip Coorey
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Dutton minority government now in play: poll

The prospect of a Dutton minority government has increased after the Coalition inched further ahead in the popular vote, according to a new poll that also suggests growing voter concern about Labor’s handling of cost-of-living pressures.

  • Phillip Coorey

August 2024

Tabcorp ads appear in the second half of games at Brisbane’s The Gabba.

Coalition holds trump card in gambling debate

If the government wants to limit sports betting ads, the Coalition is the only realistic source of support.

  • Phillip Coorey

July 2024

Kevin Rudd says people should “just chill” about what a second Trump term might mean for Australia.

Trump’s return is no cause for chill in Australia

Trump’s America-first populist mash-up of right-wing nationalism and left-wing economics threatens to jeopardise US leadership of the international rules-based order that benefits Australia.

  • The AFR View
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton.

Albanese knows how messy a hung parliament will be

Peter Dutton could be within striking distance of government, underlining Labor’s fragile position and why it is nervous at the prospect of another rate rise.

  • Phillip Coorey

Coalition overtakes Labor in popular vote

The Coalition has inched ahead in the popular vote for the first time since the federal election. The Coalition could come within striking distance of minority government.

  • Phillip Coorey

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